diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index af1dacb531..2ce995af44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     - if: ${{ needs.pre_job.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
       name: untar
       run: |
+        mkdir -p ~/.cabal
         tar xzf workspace.tar.gz
         tar xzf cabal.tar.gz --directory ~/.cabal
 
diff --git a/ghcide/ghcide.cabal b/ghcide/ghcide.cabal
index 326081e3c9..bd33f46841 100644
--- a/ghcide/ghcide.cabal
+++ b/ghcide/ghcide.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cabal-version:      2.4
 build-type:         Simple
 category:           Development
 name:               ghcide
-version:            1.4.0.0
+version:            1.4.0.1
 license:            Apache-2.0
 license-file:       LICENSE
 author:             Digital Asset and Ghcide contributors
diff --git a/ghcide/src/Development/IDE/Spans/AtPoint.hs b/ghcide/src/Development/IDE/Spans/AtPoint.hs
index a6c8d7038c..3cbec0f363 100644
--- a/ghcide/src/Development/IDE/Spans/AtPoint.hs
+++ b/ghcide/src/Development/IDE/Spans/AtPoint.hs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import           Data.List                            (isSuffixOf)
 import           Data.List.Extra                      (dropEnd1, nubOrd)
 
 import           HieDb                                hiding (pointCommand)
+import           System.Directory                     (doesFileExist)
 
 -- | Gives a Uri for the module, given the .hie file location and the the module info
 -- The Bool denotes if it is a boot module
@@ -312,8 +313,19 @@ nameToLocation hiedb lookupModule name = runMaybeT $
   case nameSrcSpan name of
     sp@(OldRealSrcSpan rsp)
       -- Lookup in the db if we got a location in a boot file
-      | not $ "boot" `isSuffixOf` unpackFS (srcSpanFile rsp) -> MaybeT $ pure $ fmap pure $ srcSpanToLocation sp
-    sp -> do
+      | fs <- unpackFS (srcSpanFile rsp)
+      , not $ "boot" `isSuffixOf` fs
+      -> do
+          itExists <- liftIO $ doesFileExist fs
+          if itExists
+              then MaybeT $ pure $ fmap pure $ srcSpanToLocation sp
+              -- When reusing .hie files from a cloud cache,
+              -- the paths may not match the local file system.
+              -- Let's fall back to the hiedb in case it contains local paths
+              else fallbackToDb sp
+    sp -> fallbackToDb sp
+  where
+    fallbackToDb sp = do
       guard (sp /= wiredInSrcSpan)
       -- This case usually arises when the definition is in an external package.
       -- In this case the interface files contain garbage source spans